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If you are wondering how to diet for
lean muscle gains, the most important thing that you should
keep in mind is that you should reduce your intake of fatty
foods. This is not possible to do entirely, but if you are
eating a lot of highly fatty foods, you should reduce them
to be no more than 20% of your daily caloric intake. We also
recommend that you limit your selection to healthy unsaturated
fats. It is also interesting to note that people who severely
restrict their fat intake (below the 20% mark) will not look
healthy; their hair will be brittle, their skin will be dry
and they tend to have terrible mood swings and be very ill-tempered.You
should also cut out any empty carbohydrates as well - for
instance, foods that are very high in sugar but lack nutrients,
such as cookies, candy bars and other highly processed foods.
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This will make you feel more healthy
overall, give you more energy and it will also enable you
to get the nutrients that you will need to build muscle.We
recommend that you keep a food diary for one week and then
review your typical caloric intake during one week. Then reduce
the calories by 15% in order to lose fat. If you’re interested
in gaining lean muscle, however, you will need to increase
your calories by 15% - BUT you MUST divide all your food amongst
six small meals per day in order to have the food convert
to muscle rather than fat. North America’s habit of eating
2 or 3 large meals per day causes our bodies to act in the
“feast or famine” mode of our early ancestors and thus
causes our body to naturally store energy as fat. When you
start to distribute your daily food intake between five to
six meals a day it relieves the “feast or famine” program
that your body has and your body will lose more fat, thus
food will be converted into muscle gain.Eat Natural and Organic
Foods That Are Low GlycemicWhen it comes to how to diet for
lean muscle gain, some people swear by already-formulated
foods and meal replacements. While those can help you sometimes
- especially by helping you get enough protein in your diet
- they are not the best option for you. If you are trying
to gain muscle, then you should make sure that you're eating
healthy foods - which generally means that you are cooking
the food yourself from scratch with raw ingredients.The best
lean muscle gaining diets for are similar to low carb diets,
though less extreme. (You will still need carbohydrates so
that you have enough energy to exercise).
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You should put a lot of emphasis on
foods that are high in protein, like meat (such as skinless
chicken breasts and lean beef), nuts, and some legumes, as
well as on vegetables. The high protein foods will give your
body the protein that it needs to build muscle mass, while
the vegetables will give you the nutrients and fiber that
will keep you healthy. With this diet, you will have everything
you need to build the muscles that you want - but you won't
be eating too much, either.It is also important to remember
that low glycemic foods tend to be the healthiest food choice.
The Glycemic Index is a measure of how much your blood sugar
(glucose) rises after eating carbohydrate foods. High glycemic
foods cause a surge in blood sugar, thus increasing insulin,
and you will get hungrier sooner. Thus, you will be tempted
to overeat.High Glycemic foods are most grains and grain products
(both whole wheat and white), cookies, candies, candy bars,
breakfast cereals, grain based snack foods such as taco chips,
corn, potatoes (these are highly starchy foods), bananas,
most dried fruits and tropical fruits (tropical fruits tend
to be sweeter than non-tropical fruits), fruit juices, honey
and table sugar.Low Glycemic foods are legumes (lentils, chickpeas,
kidney beans, and most other beans), many fruits such as cherries,
blackberries and most other berries, plums, peaches and grapes,
dairy products such as milk, yogurt and kefir, non-starchy
vegetables such as broccoli, Swiss chard, bok choy, lettuce,
celery and kale.If you follow these guidelines will be on
your way to a stronger, leaner body and you will enjoy all
the other side benefits of losing fat: more strength, increased
energy, more endurance, a smaller waistline, visibly sexier
abs and better health!Catalogue: Health & Fitness | Muscle
BuildingTitle: How To Diet For Lean Muscle Gains - Focus On
Vegetables And High-Protein Foods By: Julia Mahler
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